FSC Research Portal

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The FSC Research Portal is an online catalogue that aims to facilitate the search for studies relevant to FSC operations and provide syntheses of the most relevant evidence for decision making by FSC stakeholders. Publications included in the portal to date are of two types: FSC Effect-Related Studies, empirical studies that report on the results and/or impacts of FSC certification; and FSC Relevant Studies, publications that contain information relevant to the development of FSC normative documents. These publications range from scientific articles to grey literature, reports, working papers and books.

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Users can navigate* the FSC Research Portal in three different ways. First, by clicking on one of the buttons below to filter publications by evidence category. Second, by typing a keyword into the search bar. Or third, by using one or more of the metadata** filters located on the left side of the interface.

Evidence categories: FSC Effect-Related Studies FSC Relevant Studies

(*) If you encounter any technical problems, wish to provide feedback on the metadata of any of the publications, and/or recommend the inclusion of a new publication, please write to open@fsc.org.

(**) For more details on the metadata architecture, see the research protocol

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  • Access Rights: Public, Open access
    Certification Body:
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Forest cover
    + 1
    Subtopics: Representation Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Russian Federation
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys
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    Author(s): Cubbage, F.W. Moore, S. Cox, J. Jervis, L. Edeburn, J.
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    Publication Year: 2003
    Source: Journal of Forestry (101, 8, 26-31)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Limited access
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Modelling Forests Certification
    + 5
    Regions: North America
    Countries: United States of America
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Monitoring report
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Case studies
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    Author(s): Degnet, M.B. Werf, E. van der Ingram, V. Wesseler, J.H.H.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Land Use Policy (79, 63-83)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Workers
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Training and education
    Subject Keywords: Local communities Indigenous peoples Workers
    + 6
    Regions: Africa
    Countries: United Republic of Tanzania
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Comparative study with matched control
    Evidence Subtype: Data collected post-intervention
    Data Type: Mixed methods
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    Author(s): Hirschberger, P.
    Publication Year: 2005
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Management efficiency Compositional diversity Forest degradation
    + 1
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Representation
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Russian Federation
    Forest Zones: Boreal
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: Public
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Company data
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    Author(s): European Environmental Paper Network
    Publication Year: 2015
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    Publication Type: Working Paper
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Environmental Social
    Topics: Forest cover Forest degradation Compositional diversity
    + 2
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Access to land
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Tricallotis, M. Gunningham, N. Kanowski, P.
    Publication Year: 2018
    Source: Forest Policy and Economics (92, 82-91)
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Access Rights: Public, Limited access
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Forest degradation
    + 1
    Subtopics: Representation Occupational health Employment conditions
    Subject Keywords: Forests Economic Impacts Certification
    + 3
    Regions: South America
    Countries: Chile
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: Plantation
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: Interviews/surveys, CAR analysis
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    Author(s): Meidinger, E. Elliott, C. Oesten, G.
    Publication Year: 2002
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    Publication Type: Report
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    Relevance for FSC Standard Developers:
    Sustainability dimension(s): Social
    Topics: Local communities and Indigenous peoples Workers
    Subtopics: Consultation and participation Occupational health
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: (not yet curated)
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Subtype: (not yet curated)
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Simula, M. Astana, Satria Ishmael, Roslan Santana, Eliezer J. Schmidt, Marcelo L.
    Publication Year: 2004
    Source:
    Publication Type: Report
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Profitability Workers
    Subtopics: Demand Price Premium Employment conditions
    + 2
    Subject Keywords: Markets Benefits, motivations, reasons Certification
    + 1
    Regions: South America, Asia
    Countries: Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: (not yet curated)
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    Author(s): Hirschberger, P.
    Publication Year: 2005
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Management efficiency Compositional diversity Forest degradation
    + 1
    Subtopics: Occupational health Employment conditions Training and education
    Subject Keywords: Forests Certification
    Regions: Europe
    Countries: Germany
    Forest Zones: Temperate
    Forest Type: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Case study
    Evidence Subtype: Qualitative
    Data Type: Company data
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    Author(s): Cashore, B. Gale, F. Meidinger, E. Newsom, D.
    Publication Year: 2006
    Source: Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
    Publication Type: Journal Article
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    Sustainability dimension(s): Economic Environmental Social
    Topics: Market Compositional diversity Forest degradation
    + 3
    Subtopics: Demand Price Premium Consultation and participation
    + 4
    Subject Keywords: Synthetic Control Method Forests Tropical Forests
    + 5
    Regions: (not yet curated)
    Countries: (not yet curated)
    Forest Zones: Tropical
    Forest Type: Natural Forest
    Tenure Ownership: (not yet curated)
    Tenure Management: (not yet curated)
    Evidence Category: FSC effect-related studies
    Evidence Type: Synthesis paper
    Evidence Subtype: Literature review
    Data Type: Literature review